Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-10
Cheated the Gibbet.

Cheated the Gibbet.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.--Lingg, one OF the
seven condemned anarchists in the Chicago
Jail, shot himself this morning through the
head. The shot will prove fatal.
Ga. m.-Louis Lingg. the bomb maker,
has just attempted suicide by shooting him.
self through the head while in his cell in
the county Jail. How he secured the wea-
pom with which the deed was committed is
mystery, as his cell and clothing were again
thoroughly searched yesterday and to all
appearance the guards that sit in front OF
his cell have watched him every minute.
I4ineg has always been regarded as the
most desperate anarchist of.the lot. 1t was
he Who manufactured the bombs for the
Haymarket riot and in whose cell the bombs
were found last Sunday.
10.47a. NIT is learned that Lingg at
tempted his life by means ofa Illuminating case
and not with revolver. as first stated. He
had the case in his mouth and lit it with a
candle which was burning in his cell. The
explosion was the first warning that the Jail
people had the guard seeing him With the
candle in his hand supposing that be was
lighting cigar From the effects of the
explosion half OF his head was torn away.
1t is thus far impossible to get further par.
liculars of The affair, as nobody but the jail
officials are allowed within the building
now.
At II o'clock Lingg was still alive.
11:50 a. m.-Immediately after the tx
plosion Deputy O'Nei rushed into Lingg's
cell, which was completely enveloped in
smoke. There he found the young anarch-
ist lying on his back with great holes in his
head from which the blood was rushing
in torrents. He was at once carried into
the Jail Office and placed on table. He
was still breathing family and while DR..
Gray was examining him lie coughed slight
ly, ard tine blood poured forth again from
his terrible wounds and from his mouth and
and nose. The physician said the man
c5uld only live on hour or so at the most
and he expects his death every minute AT
this hour be was still alive.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1O.-After while Jailer
Folz made an examination OF the cell. On
the floor be found the shell of Eliminating
case. The sheriff said there had undoubted-
y been dynamite in it. The suppostion
deliberately applied the candle fame is IN.
doublly correct. The explosion was terrific.
II startled the officials, who thought it was
a bomb, the noise was SO great. The shell
was so small as 10 have allowed The snug.
Cling of it into the jail without trouble.
Dr. Gray afterwards made further ex-
animation and found that the tissues of the
throat, the neck and front of the jaw had
been torn away. He administered stimu-
lants hut they failed to rouse the man, yet
the doctor states now that there is a
faint possibility that Lingg may yet live.
Mr.. Grinnell says that in case he lives till
tomorrow stay of execution for him at
least will be granted. Capt. Black returned
from Springfield greatly encouraged. He
is confident that the sentences of at least |
three, and probably all of the men, will be
committed. Mr.. Hunt, the attorney for
Lingg. who has been trying to have the
young anarchist declared insane, was at
Judge Bakers house this morning at
o'clock, and asked the Judge to hear the Pc
tition and grant writ for an inquiry into
LiDgg's sanity. The Judge told Mr.. Hunt
that the petition must not be presented to
him, but to the court, and that his court had
until 10 o'clock in the morning.
How The dynamite was struggled into the
cell is not known, but ii is generally believed
that there is a traitor among the death
watch who gave him the dynamite and the
cap.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-All day yesterday it
was thought that Lingg acted differently
from usual. Tuesday night he gave out his
farewell address," which was written for
the Alarm, Parsons old paper. In it he re-
cited at length his grievances. and closed as
follows:
Now, with laet and earness farewell to
all friends and comrades, and with final
wishes for their prosperity, close, in view
Of The certainty that shalr never have the
chance of seeing you again, my beloved COM
ade. With an earnest and hearty wish for
;our future success in life.
Your comrade, hoch die snarchie,
LOUIS LINGO"